Forian (FORA) Competitors $1.94 -0.02 (-0.77%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:54 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.92 -0.01 (-0.77%) As of 07/25/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FORA vs. PMTS, TCX, OPRX, OABI, III, MXCT, PESI, RCMT, RGP, and ASPSShould you be buying Forian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forian include CPI Card Group (PMTS), Tucows (TCX), OptimizeRx (OPRX), OmniAb (OABI), Information Services Group (III), MaxCyte (MXCT), Perma-Fix Environmental Services (PESI), RCM Technologies (RCMT), Resources Connection (RGP), and Altisource Portfolio Solutions (ASPS). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Forian vs. Its Competitors CPI Card Group Tucows OptimizeRx OmniAb Information Services Group MaxCyte Perma-Fix Environmental Services RCM Technologies Resources Connection Altisource Portfolio Solutions CPI Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) and Forian (NASDAQ:FORA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk. Which has higher valuation and earnings, PMTS or FORA? CPI Card Group has higher revenue and earnings than Forian. Forian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CPI Card Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCPI Card Group$480.60M0.49$19.52M$1.5913.21Forian$22.33M2.71-$2.81M-$0.09-21.56 Does the media favor PMTS or FORA? In the previous week, CPI Card Group had 1 more articles in the media than Forian. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CPI Card Group and 1 mentions for Forian. Forian's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat CPI Card Group's score of 0.62 indicating that Forian is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment CPI Card Group Positive Forian Very Positive Is PMTS or FORA more profitable? CPI Card Group has a net margin of 3.83% compared to Forian's net margin of 0.00%. Forian's return on equity of 0.00% beat CPI Card Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CPI Card Group3.83% -66.46% 7.43% Forian N/A N/A N/A Do analysts rate PMTS or FORA? CPI Card Group currently has a consensus target price of $36.75, indicating a potential upside of 75.00%. Forian has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 157.73%. Given Forian's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Forian is more favorable than CPI Card Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CPI Card Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Forian 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in PMTS or FORA? 22.1% of CPI Card Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Forian shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of CPI Card Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.3% of Forian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, PMTS or FORA? CPI Card Group has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forian has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. SummaryCPI Card Group beats Forian on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Forian News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FORA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FORA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FORA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricForianHealth Information Services IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$60.53M$224.12M$5.70B$9.50BDividend YieldN/A5.90%4.60%4.01%P/E Ratio-21.56394.7428.1020.06Price / Sales2.71233.41429.3889.33Price / CashN/A47.1436.2258.56Price / BookN/A5.188.665.87Net Income-$2.81M-$15.55M$3.25B$258.55M7 Day Performance-1.02%1.44%4.22%3.73%1 Month Performance-6.73%1.12%10.51%11.75%1 Year Performance-22.71%9.10%34.40%18.02% Forian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FORAForian2.5662 of 5 stars$1.94-0.8%$5.00+157.7%-22.4%$60.53M$22.33M-21.56140Positive NewsPMTSCPI Card Group3.827 of 5 stars$20.85-3.3%$36.75+76.3%-28.4%$243.23M$480.60M13.111,500TCXTucows0.9295 of 5 stars$21.65-0.2%N/A-12.0%$239.94M$362.27M0.001,000News CoverageOPRXOptimizeRx1.9547 of 5 stars$12.88-0.7%$10.81-16.1%+34.1%$239.88M$92.13M-15.33100Positive NewsOABIOmniAb3.0565 of 5 stars$1.98+1.5%$7.00+253.5%-56.3%$238.16M$26.39M-3.417IIIInformation Services Group3.8033 of 5 stars$4.67+0.2%$5.50+17.8%+27.6%$224.63M$242.90M31.131,323MXCTMaxCyte3.2154 of 5 stars$2.10+4.0%$7.50+257.1%-51.3%$214.96M$38.63M-5.2580Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPESIPerma-Fix Environmental Services0.1837 of 5 stars$11.70+2.8%N/A-0.6%$209.98M$59.42M-9.36290News CoveragePositive NewsRCMTRCM Technologies2.8714 of 5 stars$25.01-1.6%$33.50+33.9%+33.2%$188.20M$290.91M14.463,140News CoverageRGPResources Connection1.1894 of 5 stars$5.20-1.9%$5.00-3.8%-50.1%$175.27M$632.80M-1.593,376News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeASPSAltisource Portfolio Solutions0.1861 of 5 stars$12.35-17.9%N/A+4.2%$167.23M$164.10M-1.511,160News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CPI Card Group Alternatives Tucows Alternatives OptimizeRx Alternatives OmniAb Alternatives Information Services Group Alternatives MaxCyte Alternatives Perma-Fix Environmental Services Alternatives RCM Technologies Alternatives Resources Connection Alternatives Altisource Portfolio Solutions Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FORA) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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